The Beginner

The Beginner

99 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 18, 2018

A coming-of-age tale with a difference about the grumpy doctor Annebarbel Buschhaus donning her ice skates again at the age of 58 after an absence of 40 years. Back on the ice, she tries to revive long suppressed childhood dreams – and makes a new friend, Jolina Kuhn, Berlin’s youth figure skating champion. Through her new friend, Annebarbel begins to open up and break away from her dominant mother.

The Beginner

99 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 18, 2018

The Beginner
A coming-of-age tale with a difference about the grumpy doctor Annebarbel Buschhaus donning her ice skates again at the age of 58 after an absence of 40 years. Back on the ice, she tries to revive long suppressed childhood dreams – and makes a new friend, Jolina Kuhn, Berlin’s youth figure skating champion. Through her new friend, Annebarbel begins to open up and break away from her dominant mother.
Producers Flare Film GmbH
Original title Die Anfängerin
Directors Alexandra Sell
Writers Alexandra Sell

Cast

Annekathrin Bürger

as Dr. Irene Hanschke

Rainer Bock

as Rolf Buschhaus

Stephan Grossmann

as Horst Kuhn

Franziska Weisz

as Birgit Zernitz

Tatja Seibt

as Gertrud

Ulrike Krumbiegel

as Dr. Annebärbel Buschhaus

Maria Rogozina

as Jolina Kuhn

Judith von Radetzky

as Margit Axmann

Volker Ranisch

as Holger

Aliya Ania Antonella Amberg

as Annebärbel Buschhaus ( klein)